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Named for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Hindi" target="_blank">Hindi</a> for the word "sky," this dynamic<a href="http://www.evolo.us/competition/aakash-skyscraper/" target="_blank"> Aakash</a> skyscraper concept is an incredible tree-like structure that branches out above the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai" target="_blank">Mumbai</a>. Designed by British team Lemire Abdul Halim Chehab, Suraj Ramkumar Suthar, and Swapnil Sanjay Gawande, the futuristic scraper is a unique and sustainable answer to the pollution and overcrowding of India's largest metropolis, supplying it with solar power collected by its lofty canopy. The high-flying concept was recently recognized with an honorable mention in the <a href="http://www.evolo.us/category/2012/" target="_blank">eVolo Skyscraper competition.</a>...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/aakash-skyscraper-concept-floats-above-mumbai-with-solar-powered-canopies/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Aakash Skyscraper

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Named for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Hindi" target="_blank">Hindi</a> for the word "sky," this dynamic<a href="http://www.evolo.us/competition/aakash-skyscraper/" target="_blank"> Aakash</a> skyscraper concept is an incredible tree-like structure that branches out above the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai" target="_blank">Mumbai</a>. Designed by British team Lemire Abdul Halim Chehab, Suraj Ramkumar Suthar, and Swapnil Sanjay Gawande, the futuristic scraper is a unique and sustainable answer to the pollution and overcrowding of India's largest metropolis, supplying it with solar power collected by its lofty canopy. The high-flying concept was recently recognized with an honorable mention in the <a href="http://www.evolo.us/category/2012/" target="_blank">eVolo Skyscraper competition.</a>...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/aakash-skyscraper-concept-floats-above-mumbai-with-solar-powered-canopies/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Aakash Skyscraper

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Named for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Hindi" target="_blank">Hindi</a> for the word "sky," this dynamic<a href="http://www.evolo.us/competition/aakash-skyscraper/" target="_blank"> Aakash</a> skyscraper concept is an incredible tree-like structure that branches out above the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai" target="_blank">Mumbai</a>. Designed by British team Lemire Abdul Halim Chehab, Suraj Ramkumar Suthar, and Swapnil Sanjay Gawande, the futuristic scraper is a unique and sustainable answer to the pollution and overcrowding of India's largest metropolis, supplying it with solar power collected by its lofty canopy. The high-flying concept was recently recognized with an honorable mention in the <a href="http://www.evolo.us/category/2012/" target="_blank">eVolo Skyscraper competition.</a>...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/aakash-skyscraper-concept-floats-above-mumbai-with-solar-powered-canopies/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Aakash Skyscraper

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Named for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Hindi" target="_blank">Hindi</a> for the word "sky," this dynamic<a href="http://www.evolo.us/competition/aakash-skyscraper/" target="_blank"> Aakash</a> skyscraper concept is an incredible tree-like structure that branches out above the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai" target="_blank">Mumbai</a>. Designed by British team Lemire Abdul Halim Chehab, Suraj Ramkumar Suthar, and Swapnil Sanjay Gawande, the futuristic scraper is a unique and sustainable answer to the pollution and overcrowding of India's largest metropolis, supplying it with solar power collected by its lofty canopy. The high-flying concept was recently recognized with an honorable mention in the <a href="http://www.evolo.us/category/2012/" target="_blank">eVolo Skyscraper competition.</a>...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/aakash-skyscraper-concept-floats-above-mumbai-with-solar-powered-canopies/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Aakash Skyscraper

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Named for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Hindi" target="_blank">Hindi</a> for the word "sky," this dynamic<a href="http://www.evolo.us/competition/aakash-skyscraper/" target="_blank"> Aakash</a> skyscraper concept is an incredible tree-like structure that branches out above the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai" target="_blank">Mumbai</a>. Designed by British team Lemire Abdul Halim Chehab, Suraj Ramkumar Suthar, and Swapnil Sanjay Gawande, the futuristic scraper is a unique and sustainable answer to the pollution and overcrowding of India's largest metropolis, supplying it with solar power collected by its lofty canopy. The high-flying concept was recently recognized with an honorable mention in the <a href="http://www.evolo.us/category/2012/" target="_blank">eVolo Skyscraper competition.</a>...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/aakash-skyscraper-concept-floats-above-mumbai-with-solar-powered-canopies/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Aakash Skyscraper

Named for the Hindi for the word "sky," this dynamic Aakash skyscraper concept is an incredible tree-like structure that branches out above the city of Mumbai. Designed by British team Lemire Abdul Halim Chehab, Suraj Ramkumar Suthar, and Swapnil Sanjay Gawande, the futuristic scraper is a unique and sustainable answer to the pollution and overcrowding of India's largest metropolis, supplying it with solar power collected by its lofty canopy. The high-flying concept was recently recognized with an honorable mention in the eVolo Skyscraper competition....